@cdeccleshare.bsky.social
Senior tennis writer at The Athletic. Previously Spurs correspondent. Football Cliches man, also seen/heard on Totally Football Show. Link to first book below https://geni.us/BeautifulPoetryFC
ATP have begun their buyback of tournament licenses, while SURJ, the sports arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, is funding future acquisitions and is in talks with Argentina Open and Mexican Open. Big shakeup coming.
Story with @mattfutterman.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
I mean look at that rally and drop shot to save break point...
Have we gone too far the other way with Joao Fonseca and, amid the anti-hype, forgotten how good he is already at such a young age?
Spoke to him in IW ahead of playing Sinner tonight, his first match against one of the big two of men's tennis ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
Have we gone too far the other way with Joao Fonseca and, amid the anti-hype, forgotten how good he is already at such a young age?
Spoke to him in IW ahead of playing Sinner tonight, his first match against one of the big two of men's tennis ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
Iga Swiatek just called Karolina Muchova 'the women's Roger' 👌
After Raducanu's comments last week, what does playing without a coach actually look like? And why do some think it works better for them?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
It's true that are many other good young players on tour. It's also true that Joao Fonseca has an outrageous top level, and possesses the kind of weapons that thrill a crowd.
Unbelievable level at times to beat Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-3.
“It suddenly started to feel very real.”
Harri Heliövaara tells his story of being stuck in Dubai, with explosions going off while playing, a failed attempt to cross the UAE/Oman border with his wife and young kids, and the tears when they made it home ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
“At the start of the year, I wasn’t feeling too good about my game, and I was playing in a way I didn’t necessarily enjoy.”
Spoke to Emma Raducanu about her reboot and rediscovering her tennis identity ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
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Story from last night: After original email from ATP to players at Fujairah Challenger suggested a €5k charter flight, a second email seen by @theathletic.com says that's not an option but that they are “exploring available travel options with third-party providers”.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...
An update from @cdeccleshare.bsky.social on the above:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...
Spoke to Jack Draper over the weekend as he begins his comeback in earnest at Indian Wells this week - the site of his biggest career title this time a year ago
On how much has changed since then, the pain of his rehab, and, of course, his new haircut ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Wonder how direct a correlation there is between people saying the Premier League has never been less enjoyable to watch and those people's teams having a bad season
Spoke to Jack Draper over the weekend as he begins his comeback in earnest at Indian Wells this week - the site of his biggest career title this time a year ago
On how much has changed since then, the pain of his rehab, and, of course, his new haircut ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
- How Dubai and Acapulco showed that tennis and politics are increasingly intertwined
- Henman says he'd be up for Padel at Wimbledon
- The ATX Open 'Rage Room'
- Townsend and Stearns rebound
This week's tennis briefing, with @jameskhansen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
Ha, yeah. Bellerin scored one v Villa in Feb 2015 that's the closest I can think of to yesterday
The only thing I can compare Iwobi’s goal to is on old pro evos on the PS2 when you pressed R2 when shooting which gave you more control and led to some ludicrous hip-breaking goals.
‘For the discerning obsessive’ feels about right for us
Medvedev wins Dubai title as Griekspoor withdraws injured; doubles final being played despite Iran missile attacks.
Players stranded for now with no flights out ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Tennis TV coverage is beginning to change - and Andy Roddick could help to accelerate it.
The 2003 U.S. Open winner reveals how he plans to be a very different kind of pundit this summer.
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🔗 theathletic.com/7072427/?sou...
Enjoyed talking to Andy Roddick about his new punditry role with ESPN.
On how he consumes the game, the difference between straight-talking and shooting from the hip + why it felt right now.
Feels like tennis broadcast landscape is belatedly changing ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
“This is a multi-billion dollar opportunity."
There's never been so much data available to amateur players, and behind the scenes there's an arms race to become the Strava of tennis.
Took a look at some of the major players the issues thrown up ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨
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🏆Arsenal v Chelsea!
👶Haaland heads home
🇮🇹Atalanta come back, Juve don't quite
🇫🇷Don't sweat PSG
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“This is a multi-billion dollar opportunity."
There's never been so much data available to amateur players, and behind the scenes there's an arms race to become the Strava of tennis.
Took a look at some of the major players the issues thrown up ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
𝐓𝐇𝐄
𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒
𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓
𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜: The five-a-side goalkeepers' union, managers refusing to watch penalties & a huge summer for World Cup flag bunting in/around pubs
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New @theathleticfc.bsky.social pod
Why do managers say what they say?
With @aakinwo.bsky.social and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social
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🎾 Women to play best-of-five from quarter-finals onwards?
🎾 A 10-point tiebreak if men play to two sets all?
🎾 A joint year-end event?
Professional tennis is (still) broken. Here’s how to fix it, according to @mattfutterman.bsky.social and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social.
theathletic.com/6899739/?sou...
Our third iteration of how to fix tennis. Thanks to the players, coaches, commentators etc who shared their views...
With Matt Futterman ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...